Species Actinoallomurus spadix

Name: Actinoallomurus spadix (Nonomura and Ohara 1971) Tamura et al. 2009

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Actinomadura spadix Nonomura and Ohara 1971 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: spa’dix. L. masc. adj. spadix, chestnut-brown

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ak-ti-no-al-lo-MU-rus SPA-dix, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 27298; BCRC 13386; CBS 261.72; CCRC 13386; CIP 105479; DSM 43459; IFO 14099; IMET 9752; JCM 3146; KCTC 9252; NBRC 14099; NCIB 11118; NCIMB 11118; NRRL B-16128

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF163120 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Tamura T, Ishida Y, Nozawa Y, Otoguro M, Suzuki K. Transfer of Actinomadura spadix Nonomura and Ohara 1971 to Actinoallomurus spadix gen. nov., comb. nov., and description of Actinoallomurus amamiensis sp. nov., Actinoallomurus caesius sp. nov., Actinoallomurus coprocola sp. nov., Actinoallomurus fulvus sp. nov., Actinoallomurus iriomotensis sp. nov., Actinoallomurus luridus sp. nov., Actinoallomurus purpureus sp. nov. and Actinoallomurus yoronensis sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:1867-1874. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 59, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2649-2650.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Actinomadura spadix Nonomura and Ohara 1971 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Actinoallomurus Tamura et al. 2009. Publication: Tamura T, Ishida Y, Nozawa Y, Otoguro M, Suzuki K. Transfer of Actinomadura spadix Nonomura and Ohara 1971 to Actinoallomurus spadix gen. nov., comb. nov., and description of Actinoallomurus amamiensis sp. nov., Actinoallomurus caesius sp. nov., Actinoallomurus coprocola sp. nov., Actinoallomurus fulvus sp. nov., Actinoallomurus iriomotensis sp. nov., Actinoallomurus luridus sp. nov., Actinoallomurus purpureus sp. nov. and Actinoallomurus yoronensis sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:1867-1874. 🇯🇵
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 4 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.

Parent taxon: Actinoallomurus Tamura et al. 2009

Assigned by: Tamura T, Ishida Y, Nozawa Y, Otoguro M, Suzuki K. Transfer of Actinomadura spadix Nonomura and Ohara 1971 to Actinoallomurus spadix gen. nov., comb. nov., and description of Actinoallomurus amamiensis sp. nov., Actinoallomurus caesius sp. nov., Actinoallomurus coprocola sp. nov., Actinoallomurus fulvus sp. nov., Actinoallomurus iriomotensis sp. nov., Actinoallomurus luridus sp. nov., Actinoallomurus purpureus sp. nov. and Actinoallomurus yoronensis sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:1867-1874. 🇯🇵

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